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RB 73/00295 Rare earths, SA. In: Knight, C.L. (Ed.) - Economic geology of Australia and Papua New Guinea. 4, Industrial minerals and rocks.
Rare earth minerals have been found in numerous localities in South Australia, but most deposits are small or are low in grade. There has been no production on a commercial scale. The most abundant minerals are those containing variable amounts of...-
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Published: 11 Dec 1973
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Mineralogy of heavy mineral separates from sediments of Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
35 surface samples of various clastic sediments deposited on Kangaroo Island were studied microscopically to see if the respective abundances, composition and mineralogical features of their heavy mineral grain components might shed light on possible...-
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Published: 07 Jun 1902
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines’ discretion] : Teetulpa Goldfield. Combined annual, annual and progress reports, plus related technical consultants' reports, submitted until licence renewal/re-issue, for the period 24/11/1995 to 14/11/2006.
An area surrounding and extending to the south of the Teetulpa Goldfield, which is centred about 60 km west of Olary and 31 km north of Yunta, was taken up primarily to try to find the source for the significant (>100,000 ounces so far recovered)...-
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Published: 05 Jun 1906
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Yalanda Hill. Annual reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 5/12/2005 to 20/3/2014.
Exploration for possible economic deposits of primary uranium mineralisation, undertaken within the subject licence which is centred approximately 90 km south-west of Whyalla, initially consisted of a field reconnaissance using a spectrometer, and...-
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RB 2006/00021 Tectonics of the southeastern Gawler Craton, South Australia: A field guide to the Palaeoproterozoic gneisses of Corny Point, Yorke Peninsula
This field guide presents an introduction to the geology and tectonics of the south-eastern Gawler Craton, particularly as observed at the Corny Point locality. Topics covered include the detrital zircon age distributions within the Corny Point...-
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Published: 01 Dec 2006
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Giant Head. Progress reports and final report to licence surrender, for the period 16/1/1980 to 15/4/1982.
Calc-silicate contact metamorphic aureoles within moderately deformed Adelaidean carbonate sedimentary rocks, which surround Ordovician granitic intrusions in the Needles area of the northern Flinders Ranges, were investigated for epigenetic gold,...-
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Published: 08 Apr 1982
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RB 2012/00012 PACE Geochronology: Results of collaborative geochronology projects, 2011-2012.
This report presents the results of geochronology from projects completed during 2011 and 2012, which addressed rock samples collected from a number of different geological provinces within South Australia. The Musgrave Province in northern South...-
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Published: 01 Sep 2012
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RB 2008/00010 Unravelling the Fowler Domain: new geochronological data from the western Gawler Craton, South Australia.
This report book contains a compilation of zircon and monazite U-Pb geochronological data, plus geochemical data, that are derived from the Fowler Domain of the Gawler Craton. The related study has been undertaken as part of the Australian Research...-
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Published: 01 Jul 2008
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RB 2009/00002 EPMA monazite geochronological constraints on the timing of ultra-high temperature reworking in the western Gawler Craton.
New electron microprobe monazite geochronological constraints on the timing of Proterozoic granulite facies metamorphism from the western Gawler Craton are presented. Monazite grain geochronological data obtained from samples of basement rocks...-
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Published: 01 Jan 2009
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Pinnaroo, Mount Timothy and Dingo Range (the Pinnaroo Project). Annual reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 19/6/1997 to 18/6/1999.
An airborne magnetic survey acquired by the grant licensee over the Lameroo district during August 1997 generated a number of shallow-source anomalies which suggested that there was fair potential for discovering buried Tertiary palaeocoastal...-
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Published: 31 Aug 1999
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Amdel Ltd project - Fluid inclusion studies of South Australian ores, rocks and minerals. Progress reports nos 1 to 6 for the period 7/5/1976 to 3/4/1980.
In September 1975 the South Australian Department of Mines accepted a proposal from Amdel Ltd to purchase and set up some microthermometry apparatus, in order to commence fluid inclusion studies of selected rock types and minerals in South Australia....-
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Tailem Bend - Bordertown - Mount Gambier area (South-Eastern Coastal Plains Heavy Mineral Sands Project). Progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 20/7/1974 to 19/7/1975.
Exploration for possible ancient beach strandline heavy mineral sand placer deposits formed within the Pleistocene Bridgewater Formation has been undertaken in the State's South-East region. This pioneering on-ground work came about after several...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1975
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RB 2007/00015 Geochronology of the Gawler Craton, South Australia.
Geochronology enables us to determine the age of rocks and minerals. The variety of isotopic geochronological techniques give complementary information on, for example, the timing of igneous or metamorphic crystallisation, as is often the case for the...-
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Published: 01 Sep 2007
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Darke Peak (part of Caralue Project). Final report for the period 29/4/1974 to 16/10/1974.
Investigations by Urangesellschaft of previously recorded aerial radiometric anomalies above sedimentary cover in the vicinity of outcropping granite at Carapee Hill, which body contains sporadic low grade uranium mineralisation, have included...-
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Mulgathing Rocks. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 16/1/1980 to 17/3/1983.
Exploration by Afmeco for uranium and base metals in an area north of Mount Christie included a consultant's interpretation of previously acquired aeromagnetic and aerial radiometric data (for surveys flown by Austirex in November 1979), a...-
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Radium Hill - Mutooroo area. Annual and technical reports for the period 1/3/1969 to 28/2/1971.
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Investigation of a thorium anomaly at Iron Prince, Middleback Range, SA.
In July and August 1969 a ground radiometric survey of readings taken at 25 foot intervals on a 100 foot grid was conducted on the eastern flanks of the Iron Prince massif, with the aim of further investigating 3 radioactive anomalies discovered there...-
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Plumbago. Progress and technical reports to licence expiry/renewal for the period 1/7/1968 to 30/6/1970.
The aim of a new round of company exploration in the Crocker Well - Mount Victoria region of the Olary Province has been to re-appraise the reserves and ore grade at three known uranium deposits, and also to try to find orebody extensions and new...-
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Interpretation of the distribution of uranium in groundwater near Plumbago, SA.
A survey of surface water and groundwater chemistry in the Plumbago region was carried out for E-Z by an Amdel consultant to try to find vectors to possible undiscovered uranium mineralisation, through interpretation of the geochemical significance of...-
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Preliminary report on rutile bearing sands, Morrison Beach, Kangaroo Island.
Mineral sands containing approximately 25% rutile in the heavy fraction were assessed for their geological extent and economic potential. The heavy mineral strandings occur over varying widths of up to 60 feet throughout the total length of Morrison...-
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Published: 30 Jul 1956
